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Patent GB-190815191-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Creasing or Pleating of Paper and other like Sheet Fabric.
Inventor: HEISER CHRISTIAN ROBERT
Filed: 1908-07-17
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 15,191. Heiser, C. R. July 17. Pleating. - A machine for pleating or creasing paper, fabric, &c. for use in packing confectionery, millinery, &c. comprises two series of plates, bars, or blocks, which coact with each other to grip the sheet and are then moved so as to force the paper between the upper sets of blocks and so form folds which may be at predetermined distances apart. The upper creaser blocks c and the lower guide blocks b are normally separated one from the other by a distance equal to twice the height of the pleat to be formed. The members of the blocks b, c are connected together by means of links e, Fig. 5, or by means of slotted bars and studs, studs and nuts, or lazy-tongs arrangements. The blocks b are mounted on the machine frame a, and the blocks c are provided with flanges adapted to slide in a frame d, which is normally pressed downwards by means of a presser plate k acted on by springs l. The blocks c are normally kept apart by a spring-tensioned cord f<1>, and a projection j on the blocks c causes the blocks b, c to move in unison. To crease a sheet, the plate k is raised by depressing a pedal m, and a sheet is inserted between the blocks b, c. The blocks b, c are then drawn together by depressing a foot-lever i, which actuates a cord f connected to the rear block c, and the paper then gets forced between the block c, as shown in Fig. 8. and finally the blocks c contact and the creases are formed. The blocks b, c may be suitably covered, and they are detachably secured, so that bars of different widths may be used. Their connecting - links may also be changed so that various sizes of creases may be formed. Means may be provided for preventing the creases from entering the spaces between the blocks b, their sinuous formation being one way of preventing this. The blocks b may be guided by pins moving in grooves. The cords and pedals for operating the plates b, c, k may be replaced by cam mechanism, or by weights or levers operated manually &c. According to the Provisional Specification, the bars b, c may be kept in proper position while sliding by longitudinal bars passing through them, and the paper may be used for box-making.
Patent GB-190816619-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Lubricating Bearings.
Inventor: HOLTORP WILHELM
Filed: 1908-08-06
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 16,619. Holtorp, W. Aug. 6. Lubricating; o i l, catching and retaining.-A bearing for cross-heads &c. is formed with two helical grooves directed towards one another for the purpose of circulating the lubricant. The lubricant is supplied from a cup e through pipes d to the helical grooves b, and is carried by the motion of the journal to the junction f of the grooves, from which it spreads over the bearing and is forced by the pressure in the bearing up a pipe g leading to the upper part of the cup e. A strainer is placed in the cup below the outlet of the pipe g. The escape of oil from the ends of the bearing is prevented by circular grooves c,'and by split rings k, which are formed with grooves l and are pressed by springs m against the journal and outwards against the ends of the brasses.
Patent GB-190824616-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire Fencing.
Inventor: SMITH DATUS CLIFFORD
Filed: 1908-11-16
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 24,616. Smith, D. C. Nov. 16. Fencing; wire fabrics.-Barbed or other wires placed above wire fabric used as fencing are connected thereto by wire stays c formed as continuations of the cross-wires b as shown in Fig. 1, or as separate pieces of wire twisted together with the stay-wires b as shown in Fig. 4. In Figs. 5 and 7 the stay-wires are shown twisted to the top wire of the fencing, but where the cross-wires are welded the stays are formed as a continuation. The staywires are bent back upon the body of the fabric as shown in Fig. 7 to facilitate rolling for transport.
Patent GB-190826435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Acetylene Gas Generators.
Inventor: BISUS JOSE MANUEL
Filed: 1908-12-07
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 26,435. Bls·s, J. M. Dec. 7. Acetylene.-Relates to acetylene generators in which the gas is generated under constant pressure. The water column which regulates the pressure is determined in height by means of a floating reservoir which supplies the water for generation. A water reservoir f carried in trunnions f is supported by buoys d floating in a chamber a contained in a tank j. A pipe allows water to flow from the reservoir f into the tank j, in which the carbideholders v are arranged for the water to reach each carbide-holder of a group in turn, or a holder of each group in turn, or two or more holders simultaneously. As the water is used up in generating the gas, the water in the tank j falls below the end of the pipe g, whereupon water flows from the reservoir f, the corresponding decrease in its weight causing a rise in height, so that the pressure column remains practically constant. The end of the tube g may be raised or lowered by means of a sliding ring g<1> which can be placed against or removed from a stop d' on the buoys. This causes a rise or fall in water-level for the same gas pressure, and enables the water to pass into the carbide containers, or, when the water-level falls, stops the action of the apparatus.
Patent GB-190827388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sighting Apparatus for Ordnance
Inventor: WIGLEY FRANK
Filed: 1908-12-17
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 27,388. Wigley, F., Duncan, F., and Petrie, T. A. Dec. 17. Sights are provided with means for giving automatically the correct deflexion, at all ranges, for relative speed of ship and target. Fig. I is a side elevation of a sight carrying one modification of the device which is shown in section in Fig. III. The telescope-holder c is deflected about a pivot c<1> by the engagement of a roller f, carried by a nut g adjustable vertically for different relative speeds, with a spiral cam d, Fig. IV, which is caused to revolve, as the sight is elevated, by means of a rack a<2> fixed to a sight-bracket a, and a pinion a' and bevelwheels e<1>, e<2>, carried by the sight-bar b. Fig. VIII is a plan showing the device applied to a sight in which the telescope is carried on a vertical spindle c. The fixed sight-bracket a has a pivot a<2>, which carries a plate b supporting the telescope spindle c, and a bearing b<7> for a slotted block b<8>. The plate b also carries a bracket b<3> which supports a screw b<5> and a nut b<4>, the nut carrying a bell-crank lever b<11> one arm of which is attached to a lever c' keyed to the spindle c, the other arm being connected to a block b<9> engaging with the slot in the block b<8>. A projection b<13> on the block b<8> engages with a groove a<1> in the sight-bracket a and causes the lever c<1> to be automatically deflected by the correct amount for all ranges, the deflexion corresponding to' speed 'of ship' for a low range being first given by turning a wheel b<6>.
Patent GB-190901808-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Piano Playing Mechanism and the like.
Inventor: ATKINSON CLAUDE WILLIAM
Filed: 1909-01-25
Granted: 1910-01-13
Abstract: 1808. Atkinson, C. W. Jan. 25. t Blowing and exhausting air; expression, controlling.-In a piano-playing mechanism, a spring- pressed valve f is interposed between the action and the exhaust-chest n, causing a definite reduction of pressure which varies according to the tension of the spring h, there being thus no governor action, or tendency to maintain a constant suction in the pipes leading to the power pneumatics. The tension of this spring may be regulated from the control-board of the instrument. To accentuate one or more notes, a lever, which is operated through the cord m, opens the sector valve j, thereby connecting the action to exhaust through the port e. This valve is returned to its normal position by the action of a spring m<1>. A seating c of leather or felt is provided for the valves, and flap or sliding valves may be substituted for the forms described. The operation of the valve i may be controlled from the tune-sheet, and several sets of valves may be provided to control different sections of the notes.
Patent GB-190909845-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Protectors for the Heels of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: ROBERTS ALFRED
IPC: A43C13/02
Filed: 1909-04-26
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 9845. Roberts, A. April 26. Countersunk tips.-A metal heel protector b of the type having three equilateral sides curved to coincide with the edge of the heel to be protected, and fitting into a recess of similar shape cut in the heel, is formed with corrugations on its wearing- surface, which projects above the surface of the heel. The protector is secured by a screw d; and projections, extending from the inner face, enter the heel and keep the protector from moving. According to the Provisional Specification, the protector may be formed of rubber or other material.
Patent GB-190912124-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Mechanism for Printing Presses.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: B65H45/12
Filed: 1909-05-22
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 12,124. Lake, W. E., [Goss Printing Press Co.]. May 22. Delivery apparatus.-Paper is folded by pneumatically - operated mechanism of the kind described in Specification 12,122/09, [Class 100 (ii), Printing processes &c.], which is modified so that the paper, after being folded longitudinally, passes to a pneumatic folder mounted in a pivoted frame, which may be set so that the paper is delivered direct, folded with a "commercial" fold, or so that it may be directed to a second pneumatic folder for forming a "mail" fold. As shown, the paper is folded by a longitudinal folder, and is then cut by cylinders 49, 50, Fig. 1, formed with devices 53, 54, Figs. 3 and 4, which form a transverse crease in the sheet. The paper passes between guides 81 and is then forced between rollers 60, 61 by blow - pipes 59 formed to produce thin streams of air supplied from a pump 64 by a suitable arrangement of pipes and joints and a valve 68, all of which are arranged and operated similarly to the similar parts described in the Specification referred to above. The blowpipe 59 is arranged in a recess in a frame 55 mounted on a shaft 58, and the frame is turned by a handle 89 into the position shown in Fig. 3 when it is desired simply to form a "commercial" fold, or into the position shown in Fig. 4 when a "mail" fold is to be formed. The frame 55 carries the rollers 60, 61 into which the sheet is blown when the crease in the sheet comes opposite the rollers, and the folded product passes through a guide 82 which conveys the folded sheet to ordinary conveyers as shown in Fig. 3, or to a guide 114 and then to bands 115, 116 which convey the sheet into position below a blowpipe 124, Fig. 9, which, when the sheet is stopped by a stop 138, forces it between a slotted plate 122 into the bite of the folding-rollers 121, from which the finished product is delivered.
Patent GB-190912496-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices useful for the Purposes of Advertisements or Display.
Inventor: WEBSTER WILLIAM JAMES
IPC: G09F19/10
Filed: 1909-05-27
Granted: 1910-03-31
Abstract: 12,496. Webster, W. J., and Hutson, F. A. May 27. Cards for displaying figures or models.-An advertising or displaying device comprises actual or counterfeit packages, spaced apart and mounted on a back-piece cut away between the packages. Cardboard boxes with sides a, c, Fig. 2, bearing wrappers or labels, are glued or pasted by an extension d to a back-piece e, as indicated by the broken lines, Fig. 4. Each box has a lid b with a tongue g, which crosses a notch i and engages a slot h. A single lid in a row may alone have a tongue g, and the other lids may be joined up to it by a common connecting-strip j. The tongues g and strip may be dispensed with if the lids d have rims which engage the end-pieces c: Struts may be employed to keep the boxes extended. In a modification, flexible sheets of cardboard m, Fig. 8, of cylindrical shape are glued or pasted by strips o to a back-piece p, Fig. 7. The projections r on the other ends of the sheets m engage slots s, and are secured therein by parts t cut out of them and bent. A lid u is secured to the sheet m at a part w, and engages a pocket x thereon by means of a tongue v. The lids may be semicircular and may be hinged to the back-piece p along their straight edges.
Patent GB-190912644-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Steam Engines.
Inventor: STUMPF JOHANN
Filed: 1908-12-02
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 12,644. Stumpf, J. Dec. 2, 1908. Exhaust, treating. -In order to facilitate starting and running at low power in a terminal-exhaust engine, the compression pressure is, under such conditions, reduced by means of auxiliary exhaust ports controlled by a fluidactuated valve. In the arrangement shown in the Figure, auxiliary exhaust passages c, opening near the inlet ends of the cylinder, are controlled by a double-headed valve f moving in a cylinder b. At steam admission to one end of the cylinder, steam passing through the corresponding pipe d moves the valve f over and opens the auxiliary exhaust passage c of the other end of the cylinder. The apparatus can be cut out by cocks e<1>, d'.
Patent GB-190915344-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Door Closers and Checks.
IPC: E05F3/06
Filed: 1909-07-01
Granted: 1910-07-01
Abstract: 15,344. Newman & Sons, W., and Newman, G. F. July 1. Dash-pots.-Consists in various improvements in combined door springs and checks for single or double acting doors. The double-ended checkpiston 8 Figs. 8, 12 is operated by a heart-shaped cam 11 fixed to the actuating-spindle 5 and engaging between a pair of studs or rollers 12, 13, the hollow of the cam engaging the roller 12 when the door is closed. By this arrangement, a maximum checking action is obtained up to the point of closing of the door. To allow the final closing movement of the door to be slow, the piston is provided with, in addition to the usual valvecontrolled passage 9, a longitudinal hole 18, Fig. 8, through which extends a fixed rod 20 flattened or reduced for a part of its length at 21 and approximately of the diameter of the hole 18 at the end. During the initial closing movement of the door the oil passes freely through the hole 18, but, when the piston covers the end of the rod, the oil passes wholly through a passage 25 controlled by an adjustable valve 23 and thence to the rear of the piston through holes in the rear piston head 8. The valve-rod 22 extends through a stuffing-box 28, arranged in the dead liquid space to minimize leakage. In a modification shown in Fig. 18, the rod 20 is flattened gradually from the end to the centre and carries a crank 78 threaded on a screw 79, by turning which the position of the rod 20 may be adjusted and the speed of closing of the door varied. A stuffing-box 31, Fig. 12, is arranged between the check cylinder and spring casing to prevent leakage of oil into the latter. The packing is held in place by a ring 37 and spring 38.
Patent GB-190916312-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Manufacture of Anthraquinone.
Inventor: WETTER JASPER
Filed: 1909-07-13
Granted: 1910-08-15
Abstract: 16,312. Wetter, J., [Chemische Fabrik Gr³nau Landshoff & Meyer Akt.-Ges.]. July 13. Anthraquinone is prepared by the oxidation of anthracene with nitrogen tetroxide in the presence of air, preferably at a temperature of about 200‹ C.
Patent GB-190916829-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Toy Parachutes.
Inventor: WOOLERY ZOE ZOOK
IPC: A63H33/20
Filed: 1909-07-19
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 16,829. Woolery, Z. Z. July 19. Flying toys.-A toy parachute has ribs 11 normally pressed apart by springs 32, and carries a heavy figure 28 by a swivel pin 26. In operation the web or sail 20 is folded, and the ribs are held closed by a cord 15 coiled around the web and provided with a loop 17, which is slipped over a lug 23, Figs. 4 and 8, on a trigger 22, through a fork 25 of which the pivot pin 26 passes. A cord 21 is attached to one of the ribs, and the parachute is thrown by first whirling it around by means of the cord 21 and then releasing it. As the parachute ascends, the figure 28 exerts a slight pull on the pivot pin 26, but at the highest point reached this pull ceases and allows the trigger to move so as to release the cord 15. The springs 32 then operate to open the parachute, which turns over owing to the weight 28 and descends in normal position.
Patent GB-190918412-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Starting of Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: FLACK ARTHUR MILLWARD
IPC: F02N99/00
Filed: 1909-08-10
Granted: 1910-08-10
Abstract: 18,412. Flack, A. M., [Prouty, E.]. Aug. 10. Starting; stopping. - Four - stroke - cycle engines, which run in one direction only and have pairs of cylinders with pistons connected to cranks at 180 degrees, are started without adjustment of the valve gear by igniting a charge in the leading cylinder, one of the cylinders of each pair having supplementary exhaust ports for use when a charge is fired during a suction stroke. After cutting-out the ignition, the two-cylinder engine shown in Figs. 1 and 3, comes to rest with its cylinders charged and its cranks approximately horizontal, the piston of the cylinder 16 stopping either on its suction or compression stroke, and the piston of the cylinder 17. either on its compression or explosion stroke. With the piston of the cylinder 17 leading on its explosion stroke, the engine is re-started by closing the ignition circuit, the ignited charge escaping on the succeeding stroke through the ordinary exhaust valve. Should the crank of the cylinder 16 lead with the piston on its suction stroke, the charge, after ignition, escapes through terminal ports 88, otherwise the following stroke, being normally the compression period, the combustion products would fail to be discharged. Should initial charges be required, they may be supplied by a hand pump 90 which delivers explosive mixture through a pipe 91. Fuel for the formation of the starting-mixture is retained in a cup 94. Ignition is effected by an igniter having a moving terminal actuated by a rod 53, which bears on a cam-operated arm 42 pivoted at 43. To ignite in the leading cylinder, a hand-actuated rod 95, Fig. 7, carries a pair of pins 100, 101 which engage the undersides of cams 102, 103, respectively, when the rod is raised by a force applied to a connexion 99. In the position shown in Fig. 7, the pin 101 engages the underside of the cam 102 and permits the opposite end of the rod 95 to rise and actuate the right-hand arm 42, thus raising the moving terminal of the sparking-device and closing the ignition circuit. When slowing-down with the cam shaft 45 turned through 180 degrees, the pin 100 engages the cam 102 and thus permits firing in the corresponding cylinder. The usual arrangement of automatic inlet valves and mechanically-actuated exhaust valves is used, and a cam-actuated pump 75 supplies liquid fuel to a common cylinder inlet pipe 28.
Patent GB-190927671-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Measured Quantities of Granular and like Materials.
Inventor: POLLARD EDWARD THOMAS
IPC: G01F11/22
Filed: 1909-06-01
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 27,671. Pollard, E. T. June 1. Moving - chamber apparatus for granular materials; varying quantity measured.-At the base of a hopper 1 a cylindrical casing is formed, within which one or more measuring-compartments can be rotated around a shaft 4. The compartments 1 may be formed by angle-irons 3 attached to the shaft 4, and blocks 2 which may be adjusted by screws 9 to vary the capacity of the measure. The filled compartments pass under a diaphragm 8 and over a discharge opening 6 leading to a shoot 7. The spaces between the plates 3 of adjacent compartments are covered in.
Patent GB-191008182-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Operating Trip Hammers.
IPC: B21J7/44
Filed: 1910-04-05
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 8182. Rulcovius, F. J., and Bainbridge Engineering Co. April 5. Power hammers.-In a drop hammer in which the tup is raised by a piston which carries a pulley acting upon the belt, the cylinder has a valve-controlled by-pass connecting its two ends so that, as the piston returns, it will not travel faster than the belt. The by-pass 17 has a oneway valve 18, and the valve-chamber 10 has an adjustable throttle-valve 12. When the piston 8 has completed its lifting stroke, the top is opened to exhaust and the air compressed below the piston passes through the by-pass; the tendency of the piston to move more quickly than the belt, due to the air compressed below it, is thus obviated.
Patent GB-191013898-A (GB)
Title: Process for Rendering Impermeable Fabrics for Construction of Balloons.
IPC: D06M15/693
Filed: 1910-06-08
Granted: 1910-08-11
Abstract: 13,898. Soc. Michelin et Cie. June 11, 1909, [Convention date]. Coating-compositions; compound fabrics. - Fabrics for balloons are rendered impermeable by coating first with caoutchouc and then with varnish. Two or more folds of the coated fabric may be united, or a layer of the coated fabric may be united to another fabric coated with caoutchouc.
Patent GB-191016454-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Ammonium Nitrate from Ammonium Sulphate and Sodium Nitrate.
Inventor: FREETH FRANCIS ARTHUR
IPC: C01C1/18
Filed: 1910-07-09
Granted: 1911-07-10
Abstract: 16,454. Freeth, F. A., and Cocksedge, H. E. July 9. Ammonium nitrate; sodium sulphate. - Ammonium nitrate and sodium sulphate are obtained by double decomposition between ammonium sulphate and sodium nitrate, these two salts being added in equivalent quantities to a "nucleus solution " at a raised temperature, whereupon some water is evaporated and sodium sulphate is precipitated and removed, while the solution, to which water is added, is cooled to a lower temperature to separate ammonium nitrate. The mother liquor, which has substantially the same composition as the nucleus solution, is used again, and so on indefinitely. The composition of the nucleus solution and the quantity of the sodium and am. monium salts to be added to it are determined by the temperatures selected for the removal of the sodium sulphate and ammonium nitrate respectively..The nucleus solution contains sodium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, and sodium sulphate, this solution being saturated at the lower temperature with respect to ammonium nitrate, sodium nitrate, and the double salt: 3Am NO3, Am2 SO4. If, owing to too great an addition of water, wash-liquors, &c., the amount of ammonium nitrate separated should be less than is equivalent to the sodium sulphate previously separated, the quantities of ammonium sulphate and sodium nitrate added in the next cycle are correspondingly reduced.
Patent GB-191020362-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Door Holder.
Inventor: BIOLETTI HARRY OSWALD
IPC: E05C17/50
Filed: 1910-08-31
Granted: 1911-01-12
Abstract: 20,362. Bioletti, H. O. Sept. 9, 1909, [Convention date]. Door holders.-A door holder adapted to permit the door to open beyond the holder is constructed with two upstanding knobs A, B at opposite ends of a flat strip C, which is pivoted to the floor by a screw D in such a position that the edge of the door can be held between the two knobs or can be moved in either direction by turning the holder so that one or other of the knobs is moved clear of the door edge.